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斛

hú

ancient measuring vessel; unit of volume, about 50 liters

🔤 Pictophonetic: 斗 (measuring cup) provides meaning, 角 provides pronunciation

HSK ✏️ 11 strokes Uncommon • Top 46%

Words Using 斛 (1)

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斛

hú

ancient measuring vessel / fifty liters / dry measure for grain equal to five dou [[五斗]] (before Tang, ten pecks)

斛

hú

ancient measuring vessel / fifty liters / dry measure for grain equal to five dou [[五斗]] (before Tang, ten pecks)

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角

jiǎo

angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped

斗

dòu

to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup

⿰角斗 i

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jiǎo

角

angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped

📷 Pictographic: A rhinoceros or other animal horn

7 strokes HSK 3

⺈

2 strokes

yòng

用

to use, to employ, to apply; use

5 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

3 strokes

dòu

斗

to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup

💡 Ideographic: A hand holding a measuring dipper

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

Words Using 斛 (1)

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